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Plate Tectonics Analyzing Maps Lab

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Adapted from the http://plateboundary.rice.edu/home.html activity

Pre-Lab Questions

Question 1
1.

What is a plate boundary?

Question 2
2.

Question 3
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Question 4
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Question 5
5.

Question 6
6.

Question 7
7.

Question 8
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Question 9
9.

Lab Instructions:

Carefully analyze the maps below to answer the questions. To get full credit, you must write in full sentences and include multiple pieces of evidence to support your answer (patterns & comparison questions).

Question 10
10.

What does this map show?

Question 11
11.

What do the colors on the map represent?

Question 12
12.

Question 13
13.

Draw ORANGE lines to show where there are patterns of earthquakes. Then mark an X in 2-3 places where there are large concentration of earthquakes.

Question 14
14.

Question 15
15.

What patterns do you notice when comparing the seismology (earthquake) map and plate boundary map?

Question 16
16.

What does this map show?

Question 17
17.

What do the red dots on the map represent?

Question 18
18.

Draw GREEN lines to show where there are patterns of volcanoes.

Question 19
19.

Question 20
20.

What patterns do you notice when comparing the volcanology map and plate boundary map?

Question 21
21.

What patterns do you notice when comparing the seismology (earthquake) map and volcanology map?

Question 22
22.

What does this map show and in what units?

Question 23
23.

Question 24
24.

Draw YELLOW lines to show where new crust is being created. Then draw BLACK arrows to show which way the Earth's crust is moving in these areas to create new crust.

Question 25
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Question 26
26.

What patterns do you notice when comparing the geochronolgy map and volcanology map?

Question 27
27.

What does this map show and in what units?

Question 28
28.

Question 29
29.

Question 30
30.

Question 31
31.

Circle the areas with the highest elevation with LIGHT BLUE. Then mark an X in ORANGE for the areas with the lowest elevation.

Question 32
32.

Compare the geochronolgy map and the geography map. What patterns do you see?

Question 33
33.

Compare these maps to the Geography map above. What patterns do you notice? How are all three maps related?

Post Lab Questions (worth 21 points alone):

Question 34
34.

Use your completed maps above to label the following:
1. Label in BLACK one convergent plate boundary, one divergent plate boundary, and one transform plate boundary. Use arrows to show the direction the plates are moving.
2. In ORANGE circle two areas with the most earthquakes.
3. In YELLOW draw three lines that show large chains of volcanoes.
4. In GREEN mark an X for three sea-floor spreading centers.
5. In PINK mark an X for the mountain range with the highest elevation.
6. In LIGHT BLUE mark an X for two of the deepest trenches.

Question 35
35.

Write a CER to answer this question: What is the relationship between earthquakes, volcanoes, sea-floor spreading, and geographic landforms?

The study of earthquakes is called ____________________.
Volcanology
Seismology
Topography
Geochronolgy
The study of volcanic activity is called ____________________.
Volcanology
Seismology
Topography
Geochronolgy
The study of how old the Earth's crust is called ____________________.
Volcanology
Seismology
Topography
Geochronolgy
The mapping of geologic features on Earth is called ____________________.
Volcanology
Seismology
Topography
Geochronolgy
Geography encompasses all of the following: (select all that apply)
Volcanology
Seismology
Topography
Geochronology
Plates that move away from eachother are called________________.
Transform
Covergent
Divergent
Plates that move towoard from eachother are called________________.
Transform
Covergent
Divergent
Plates that slide past eachother are called________________.
Transform
Covergent
Divergent
Red dots mean ____________________ earthquakes, and blue dots mean________________ earthquakes.
long/ short
small/ big
shallow/ deep
stronger/ weaker
There is a correlation between plate boundaries and earthquakes.
True
False
There is a correlation between ____________________ and ________________. (Select all that apply)
earthquakes/ oceans
plate boundaries/ earthquakes
volcanoes/ plate boundaries
volcanoes/ earthquakes
The red areas on the map show ________________ crust, while the blue & green areas show _________________ crust.
hotter/ colder
older/ newer
colder/ hotter
newer/ older
The areas where new crust is created is called: (select all that apply)
spreading centers
collision points
divergent plate boundaries
convergent plate boundaries
The areas that are dark blue & white show lower elevations.
True
False
From the map, the lowest places on the Earth are: (select all that apply)
Green
underwater
purple/ pink
on land
Areas with higher elevation will have/ be
mountains
valleys
white
purple